Elcho Historical Society

Analysis

Elcho Historical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Elcho, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Elcho Historical Society reported income of $56k and spending of $38k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $86k to $56k (-35%), an average of -35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Elcho Historical Society sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 18th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Regional H S Music Parents Organization ($56k), Earthshot ($56k) and National Jazz Festival Inc ($56k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $66k.